US Education Spending on Business Intelligence Solutions (Databook)

Content

• Introduction
  • What is this report about?
  • Catalyst
  • Methodology
  • Definitions
• Us K12 Institutions
  • US K12 total IT spending, AY 2006 - 2010
  • US K12 spending on BI solutions, AY 2006 - 2010
  • US K12 spending on BI by solution type, AY 2006 - 2010
• Us Higher Education Institutions
  • US higher education total IT spending, AY 2006 - 2010
  • US higher education spending on BI solutions, AY 2006 - 2010
  • US higher education spending on BI by solution type, AY 2006 - 2010
• Appendix
• Further reading
  • Ask the analyst
• List Of Tables
  • Table 1: Definitions
  • Table 2: US K12 total IT spending AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)
  • Table 3: US K12 spending on BI solutions, AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)
  • Table 4: US K12 spending on BI by solution type, AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)
  • Table 5: US higher education total IT spending AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)
  • Table 6: US higher education spending on BI solutions, AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)
  • Table 7: US higher education spending on BI by solution type, AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)
• List Of Figures
  • Figure 1: US K12 total IT spending, AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)
  • Figure 2: US K12 spending on BI solutions, AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)
  • Figure 3: US K12 spending on BI by solution type, AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)
  • Figure 4: US higher education total IT spending, AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)
  • Figure 5: US higher education spending on BI solutions, AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)
  • Figure 6: US higher education spending on BI by solution type, AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)
• Introduction
  • While business intelligence (BI) remains an emergent solution area in the education market, contextual factors and the growing technical sophistication of institutional end users will drive its more widespread adoption in the future. Given the necessity to customize existing BI solutions in order to meet the specific needs of the education market, it is critical for vendors to understand the potential opportunity size in this market and the degree to which this opportunity will grow over time.
  • What is this report about?
  • This databook includes detailed data on current and forecasted technology spending overall and on BI solutions specifically by US K12 and higher education institutions. Key findings include:
  • * Total IT spending by K12 and higher education institutions for the academic years 2006 - 2010;
  • * Total spending on BI solutions by K12 and higher education institutions; and
  • * Total spending by K12 and higher education institutions on BI solutions broken down by solution type
  • Catalyst
  • In response to increasingly strident demands for external accountability, education institutions are turning to BI solutions as a tool to improve performance and demonstrate effectiveness.
  • Methodology
  • The forecast model for spending on BI solutions in the US education market used the following data sources:
  • * End-user results obtained from the Spring 2006 Education Technology Business Trends Survey of 150 technology decision makers;
  • * Ongoing end-user research conducted by Datamonitor;
  • * Interviews with leading BI vendors in the US market;
  • * Datamonitor's current and historical research and proprietary databases; and
  • * Secondary sources of information include (but are not limited to):
  • o National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
  • o IT vendors' annual reports, websites and press releases; and
  • o SEC filings, broker and analyst reports and business information databases and news services.
  • Definitions
  • Value data is given in US$.
  • The time period covered in this report runs from academic year 2006 through 2010.
  • Table 1: DefinitionsAcademic year (AY)While there is some variation, academic years run from the opening of classes in the fall through the end of the summer session in August. Higher education institutions and K12 institutions in southern states may begin and end a little earlier in the year.Business Intelligence (BI) solutionsBI solutions include applications for which the primary purpose is reporting and analytics.Higher education institutionsFor the purposes of this report, higher education institutions are defined as degree-granting institutions. These institutions include those that offer associate's, bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degrees, or post-doctoral certificates. Institutions that offer only continuing education programs, certificate-only programs or skills training were not included in this market sizing.K12 institutionsK12 institutions are schools that provide primary and secondary education in the US. Generally, these institutions are organized into school districts or local education agencies. In some cases, however, schools are organized by county or state.Datamonitor
• Us K12 Institutions
  • US K12 total IT spending, AY 2006 -
  • Table 2: US K12 total IT spending AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)AY 2006AY 2007AY 2008AY 2009AY 2010CAGRTotal IT spending$5,450.0$5,523.1$5,696.4$5,991.3$6,308.43.7%Source: Datamonitor
  • Figure 1: US K12 total IT spending, AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)
  • Source: Datamonitor
  • US K12 spending on BI solutions, AY 2006 -
  • Table 3: US K12 spending on BI solutions, AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)AY 2006AY 2007AY 2008AY 2009AY 2010CAGRBI solutions$11.1$10.8$11.8$13.2$14.36.4%Source: Datamonitor
  • Figure 2: US K12 spending on BI solutions, AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)
  • Source: Datamonitor
  • US K12 spending on BI by solution type, AY 2006 -
  • Table 4: US K12 spending on BI by solution type, AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)SOLUTION TYPEAY 2006AY 2007AY 2008AY 2009A Y2010CAGRConstituent analytics$4.7$4.7$5.2$5.8$6.37.4%Financial analytics$4.6$4.5$5.0$5.6$6.06.7%Other analytics$1.7$1.6$1.7$1.9$2.03.0%Source: Datamonitor
  • Figure 3: US K12 spending on BI by solution type, AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)
  • Source: Datamonitor
• Us Higher Education Institutions
  • US higher education total IT spending, AY 2006 -
  • Table 5: US higher education total IT spending AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)AY 2006AY 2007AY 2008AY 2009AY 2010CAGRTotal IT spending$5,107.2$5,345.1$5,669.2$5,887.2$6,005.34.1%Source: Datamonitor
  • Figure 4: US higher education total IT spending, AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)
  • Source: Datamonitor
  • US higher education spending on BI solutions, AY 2006 -
  • Table 6: US higher education spending on BI solutions, AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)AY 2006AY 2007AY 2008AY 2009AY 2010CAGRBI solutions$12.9$14.3$16.2$16.8$17.68.1%Source: Datamonitor
  • Figure 5: US higher education spending on BI solutions, AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)
  • Source: Datamonitor
  • US higher education spending on BI by solution type, AY 2006 -
  • Table 7: US higher education spending on BI by solution type, AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)SOLUTION TYPEAY 2006AY 2007AY 2008AY 2009A Y2010CAGRConstituent analytics$5.5$6.2$7.1$7.4$7.79.0%Financial analytics$5.4$6.0$6.8$7.1$7.48.4%Other analytics$2.0$2.1$2.3$2.4$2.44.6%Source: Datamonitor
  • Figure 6: US higher education spending on BI by solution type, AY 2006 - 2010 ($ millions)
  • Source: Datamonitor
  • Introduction